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THE BOOKMAN'S PROMISE: A CLIFF JANEWAY NOVEL (SIGNED)
by Dunning, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Plus / Near Fine
- Seller
-
Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Scribner, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Plus / Near Fine. Octavo, 9.5 in. x 6.2 in., pp. 369. Personally inscribed and signed by the late author on the title page. Dark blue paper boards over dark blue cloth spine. Gilt title to spine. Light rubbing to top/boottom of spine. Protected in mylar. Cliff Janeway, an antiquarian bookseller, returns for a second adventure as he seeks to solve a murder mystery.
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- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 86402
- Title
- THE BOOKMAN'S PROMISE: A CLIFF JANEWAY NOVEL (SIGNED)
- Author
- Dunning, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus / Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Scribner
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2004
- Keywords
- Booksellers, bibliophilia, biblio-mystery, Algonquin Bookstore, Colorado Booksellers, Cliff Janeway
- Bookseller catalogs
- MYSTERY;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Aardvark Rare Books
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Eugene, Oregon
About Aardvark Rare Books
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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